Wansford -
A two-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier named Ziggy was found wandering in woodland with a 20-inch crossbow bolt passing through the side of his head, barely missing his skull, left brain and the delicate structures of his orbital cavity.

Llandudno -
A 10-month-old Staffordshire bull terrier puppy "left to pass away peacefully" was found covered in scabs and open wounds. The puppy was left dying with an untreated skin condition because the owner preferred to go out and pay her satellite TV bill.

Various animal charities have joined together to try and stop the culling of badgers in the UK, whilst farmers have, in the main, welcomed the proposal to allow the shooting of badgers to reduce bovine tuberculosis.

Heythrop -
British charity, the RSPCA, Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is the largest and longest established animal charity in the World. Its recent Hunt prosecution has reportedly resulted in a loss of support.

The RSPCA is investigating a 28-year-old man, Louis Cole of Roehampton, south west London, who posted to YouTube a video of himself eating his live pet goldfish. He is being investigated for animal cruelty carrying a maximum term of six months in jail.

Wales -
Volunteers from the Cardigan Lifeboat station rescued a horse which had fallen from a cliff in Wales onto a rocky cove. The rescuers led the frightened animal through the rough waters of Ceibwr Bay to a nearby beach where it was reunited with its owner.

Exmouth -
A British couple who repeatedly threw their terrier into the sea have been found guilty of causing the canine unnecessary suffering. Although there was no injury to the pet, a RSPCA vet testified it could have received spinal injuries twisting in the air.

Ramsgate -
British authorities have launched an investigation into the identity of a young man caught on CCTV swinging a cat by its tail. The act of animal cruelty has caught the attention of the RSPCA who ask witnesses to come forward to assist investigators.

Welling -
A UK man, who was seen kicking a dog and yanking it into the air in a video which was posted on YouTube, has been sentenced to eight weeks in prison. The footage was uploaded to YouTube and a Facebook campaign to track down the hooded man was organised.

Marlborough -
Yobs in the Wiltshire town of Marlborough in the UK, who dyed a female cat pink before throwing it over a garden fence, are being hunted by the The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

A man convicted of dog fighting has been sentenced to six months in custody and banned from keeping animals for 15 years. David Brinley Braddon was convicted following a major investigation by RSPCA inspectors.

Two locations, a world away from each other, experienced strange animal-related events recently. In Somerset, England about 75 starlings just fell to the ground while a village in northern Australia had fish plummet from the sky.